Privacy Policy



Effective Date: July 10, 2026

The Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through practicalpolicy.org, how we use it, and the steps we take to keep it secure.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Contact us through our website
• Make a donation
• Request information
• Subscribe to communications, if this option is offered
• Otherwise communicate with the Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

This information may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, donation amount, and any message or other information you choose to provide.

Our website may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring website, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information may be collected through cookies, website analytics, server logs, or similar technologies.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to questions and requests
• Process and acknowledge donations
• Provide donation receipts
• Maintain financial, tax, and nonprofit records
• Send information about the Institute’s work, when requested or permitted
• Improve the operation, security, and content of our website
• Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
• Comply with legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations

Online Donations and Payment Security

Online donations are securely processed through Fiserv, a third-party payment-processing provider. When you make an online donation, your payment information is submitted through Fiserv’s secure payment system and is subject to Fiserv’s privacy and security practices.

Fiserv uses payment-security measures that may include encryption, tokenization, fraud-prevention tools, and compliance with applicable payment-card security standards.

The Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii does not sell or rent donor information. We do not use your payment information for purposes unrelated to processing your donation, maintaining required records, preventing fraud, or complying with the law.

We may receive limited transaction information from Fiserv, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction date, payment status, and limited payment-method details. We do not intend to directly collect or store your complete credit card or debit card number through our website.

No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. However, we and our service providers use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

We Do Not Sell or Rent Personal Information

The Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii does not sell, rent, trade, or provide personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary with trusted service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as:

• Payment processing
• Website hosting and maintenance
• Email and communication services
• Accounting and recordkeeping
• Website analytics
• Fraud prevention and information security

These providers are permitted to use personal information only as needed to provide their services, fulfill legal obligations, or protect against fraud and security threats.

Donor Privacy

We respect the privacy of our donors. Donor names, contact information, donation amounts, and related records will not be sold, rented, or shared with outside organizations for their independent fundraising or marketing purposes.

Donor information may be disclosed when required by law, necessary for payment processing, needed for accounting or tax reporting, or provided to professional advisors and service providers working on our behalf.

We will not publicly identify a donor without the donor’s permission, except when disclosure is required by law.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function, understand how visitors use the site, improve performance, and protect against misuse.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Disabling cookies may affect the operation of certain website features.

Email Communications

We may use your email address to respond to an inquiry, provide a donation receipt, or send information you requested.

When promotional or informational emails include an unsubscribe option, you may use that option to stop receiving those communications. You may still receive necessary administrative messages, such as donation receipts or responses to your requests.

Disclosure Required by Law

We may disclose personal information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other legal process
• Protect the rights, safety, or property of the Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii or others
• Investigate or prevent fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity
• Enforce applicable website terms or policies

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain appropriate business and donation records, comply with legal and tax requirements, resolve disputes, and protect the Institute’s legal rights.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. The Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of those third parties.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

Should we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Your Privacy Choices

You may contact us to request that we:

• Provide information about the personal information we maintain about you
• Correct inaccurate contact information
• Remove you from optional communications
• Delete personal information when retention is not required by law or a legitimate organizational need

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Some information may need to be retained for tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, legal obligations, or privacy practices.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the website after a revised policy is posted constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy.

Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the contact form on practicalpolicy.org or mailed to:

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii
970 N. Kalaheo Avenue, Suite A217
Kailua, Hawaii 96734